Dugout Discussion
2 December 2012 1265 comments
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Just the one game to entertain us this Sunday, as Norwich welcome Sunderland to Carrow Road. The Black Cats Fantasy assets have a perfect platform to grab our attention ahead of their double Gameweek, though they have a tough task on their hands – the Canaries have registered clean sheets in each of their last three home matches:

As always, our Dugout Discussion is open ahead of the 4pm kick-off, with the team news as follows:

Chris Hughton names the same starting XI that drew 1-1 at Everton in midweek, with Ryan Bennett continuing to deputise at centre-half for the injured Michael Turner.

Norwich Starting XI: Bunn; Whittaker, Bassong, R. Bennett, Garrido; Snodgrass, Johnson, Tettey, Pilkington; Hoolahan; Holt

For Sunderland, James McClean earns a recall to the first-team. Seb Larsson moves into central midfield to cover for the injured Lee Cattermole – this sees Adam Johnson shift to the right, with McClean returning to his usual left wing berth.

Sunderland XI: Mignolet, Bardsley, Kilgallon, Cuellar, Rose; Johnson, Larsson, Gardner, McClean; Sessegnon; Fletcher

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  1. Elwood
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    So what happened to Fletcher?

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      His wife was having a baby so he had to leave.

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      1. Tin of Directors
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        Eh??

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    2. DRIZ ✅
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      ankle knock taken off at the half.

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  2. Indalo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    Mignolet Begovic
    Rafael Cameron Cuellar Nelsen Gorkss
    Silva Bale Nolan Michu Sterling
    Rvp Berbatov Fletcher

    1FT, 4.4 in bank

    Gorkss ➡ Shorey good use of transfer?

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    1. Spike ⚽️
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      Not really 🙁

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      1. Indalo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        what would you suggest?

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    2. KING KOUNDER
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      If you playing xl , save it ,cant see that tranny bringing you a buck load of points and it isnt long term too.

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    3. Spike ⚽️
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      I would save it just in case you need to shift Bale

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    4. fenolaj
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      4.4 ITB 8) improve your defence mate. Or get an oneweek replacement for bale

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    5. TheSteel
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      yes, great use

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    6. Phaze 1
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      not really

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  3. cruzex
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    is there same site/link to see prediction baps?

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    1. athleticbilbobaggins
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Type Bap fairy in the "Search comments" tab above

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    2. My name is an echo
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      you should make one

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  4. Sting
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    Glen Johnson instead of Enrique as a differential for the next 6 gameweeks ?

    Need to upgrade one of my shocking defenders.

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    1. Alton E.
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      I'd do it if i had the money.

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  5. Philman
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    Wow, Sess and Fletcher no shows have got me through the PP Cup by a couple of points - feared the worse.

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  6. Mr. Greedy
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    FT is going to be Bale -> Sess.

    Question is do I also do Mata -> Michu?

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    1. Spike ⚽️
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      No. Wait until Mata's blank GW

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  7. Captain Shirokov
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    Last week I posted about which would be a good smartphone to rival the iPhone. However, I have decreased my budget to between 200-400 euro (recession and all that).

    So you you give me advice on the best smartphone in that range? 🙂

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    1. Mr. Greedy
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Samsung galaxy

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      1. Captain Shirokov
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        Ace?

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    2. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Nokia 3310.

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      1. Captain Shirokov
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        Thanks, can always count on you.

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    3. Portuguese&Proud
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Galaxy S3

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      1. Captain Shirokov
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        Out of my price range I'm afraid.

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        1. Portuguese&Proud
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          best in the market atm

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      2. El Asesino Pacheco
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        13 years, 1 month ago

        Made for humans all the others are for animals

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    4. Parm
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      Get one of those crappy Nokias and bank the rest 😉

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    5. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      HTC One X is pretty good.

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    6. RedNev
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      HTC one X

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    7. FPL Daniel
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Google Nexus. BEST BUY

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    8. Gaz Downright
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      Considered an iPhone?

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      1. FPL Daniel
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        out of his price range apparently

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        1. Gaz Downright
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          Too bad. Depending on his country, there might be some decent sign-on / down-payment deals out though.

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  8. KING KOUNDER
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    Need to ditch Maloney to get a playing xl , best midfielder for 7.4 ?

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    1. Philman
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Sesssss

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      1. KING KOUNDER
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Already have AJ :/

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    2. TheKingThierry
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      FellIani ?

      Puncheon A Johnson

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      1. KING KOUNDER
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        13 years, 1 month ago

        Fellaini is 7.6 , already have AJ , can do Puncheon , but already have Mata so cant do another middie missing the next GW.

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        1. athleticbilbobaggins
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          13 years, 1 month ago

          Nolan ? Michu ?

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        2. DeathAngel
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 1 month ago

          Why not? Just play 4-3-3 in GW17.

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          1. KING KOUNDER
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            13 years, 1 month ago

            Bale , Suarez , Gorkks are the others.
            Have to do this transfer to get a playing Xl.

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            1. KING KOUNDER
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              Fail.

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          2. KING KOUNDER
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            Problem is I have Bale , if he is out for 2 weeks, then it leaves me with 2 mids.

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        3. athleticbilbobaggins
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 1 month ago

          Lennon? or Routledge if he is fit ?

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    3. KING KOUNDER
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks a lot for the help fellas.
      Good luck everyone.

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    4. SC not pearls before swine
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      Ramirez

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      1. KING KOUNDER
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        Pondering on it , you fancy him ahead of Lallana & Puncheon ?

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  9. flipperallstars
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    Poor end to weekend with opponent having bassong and me fletcher deciding head to head

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  10. Champy
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    22K NTI for Hangerland? that's odd

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    1. TheKingThierry
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      It happens when a player loses a flag

      It doesn't mean anything

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      1. Champy
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Got you, all the backed up ones yes?

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  11. leo_messi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    Should I play Begovic next gw or maybe use my free transfer to do Foster->Mignolet for the double gw???

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    1. DRIZ ✅
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      beg

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    2. TheKingThierry
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      And captain mignolet !!

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  12. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    Net 22 points with 1 to play

    Is this any good ? 🙁

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Best score I've seen so far.

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    2. Tin of Directors
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      :I

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    3. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      leaf it.

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      1. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        13 years, 1 month ago

        We do bad this time of year

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    4. KING KOUNDER
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      Everybody goes through this phase.

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      1. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        Don't say phase , I don't want a phase! ... was hoping just a bad week 🙂

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    5. El Asesino Pacheco
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      you are scrwed

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  13. Gaz Downright
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    What happened to that Cameroon assist?

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    1. Jax
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      it wasn't cameron.

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    2. Portuguese&Proud
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      it wasn't him it was Kightly

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      1. Gaz Downright
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        well, it's like they say, all Stoke defenders look alike..

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    3. DRIZ ✅
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      kightly assist.

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    4. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Cameron good for a bap?

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    5. df34
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Believe it was Kightly

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    6. Back to Back Ballacks
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Roger Milla ate it

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    7. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Fake ID 🙁

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    8. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      It was Senegal.

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  14. kimoo
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    if ur mid for dgw is : starling , michu , punchon , sess, wallcot

    keep them or get fallnie

    and play 3-5-2

    with iavno , clyne , enrique and bench : demel , rafa

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  15. Captain Robert Hatch
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    any objections to Fletcher -> Defoe?

    Bueller...........?

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    1. df34
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      None here,but he might still play next week as he said to sky reporter " Injury is nothing serious"

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      1. Captain Robert Hatch
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 1 month ago

        yea, watched the match, he with the rest of Sunderland also seemed nothing serious

        fare the well Fletcher

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  16. MK Don
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Although I am delighted the MK Dons won today, consider this rather different take on the whole saga...

    Interesting thing about the whole Wimbledon saga is that the actual roots of it can be traced back to Hillsborough. The Taylor Report meant that Plough Lane was not adequate enough, and so the move to Selhurst - and that is where all the money problems started. Seems strange to say this, but had it not been for Hillsborough, the original Wimbledon may still have been in existence to this day - and neither MK Dons or AFC would have existed !

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    1. The Shadow
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Had there been no Hillsborough, there would have been no Taylor report, which means there eventually would have been a Hillsborough at a some location.

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  17. the Bap Chap
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Bassong's ppi will be dented by a block he did on a Cuellar shot not showing up. Some people struggle to see a 6ft 3 black man it seems

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Garrido should get the 3 now

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
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        13 years, 1 month ago

        Woohoo

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    2. kimoo
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      if ur mid for dgw is : starling , michu , punchon , sess, wallcot

      keep them or get fallnie

      and play 3-5-2

      with iavno , clyne , enrique and bench : demel , rafa

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      1. Gaz Downright
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        • 15 Years
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Have you considered Accessibility Magnifier?

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    3. Gaz Downright
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      known to be quite fast that lad

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    4. Somalion
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Well...it is dark out.

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    5. Nighthawk
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Not showing up where? What is your secret? 😛

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  18. Lawrø
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Now I've decided on Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Biology, it's time to think about my FPL team, I've got 2FT and 0.3 in the bank, what would you do with my team? (team linked)

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    1. Lao Tzu
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      No chemistry?

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      1. The Bandit
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        13 years, 1 month ago

        It's a Fantasy team, they never actually meet....

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        1. Ginkapo FPL
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          Woah! My team only contains dedicated hardworking professionals, definitely helps

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      2. The Shadow
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        Like Chelsea.

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      3. El Asesino Pacheco
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        13 years, 1 month ago

        😀 😀 "D

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    2. LÖrKingMuch
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      I'd probably jump on the Michu bandwagon and get him in somehow despite the sus tightrope and all that. Well, I've already kneejerked and have done that. I'm not sure about Giroud, but he'll likely come good some time soon. Sess and Shorey is probably more than enough DGW cover.

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      1. Lawrø
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        I was thinking Bale + Wisdom -> Michu + Cuellar and getting Bale back in the following week for Silva if he's fit 🙂

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        1. Ginkapo FPL
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          Bale + BJones > Michu + Cuellar imo

          Solid plan

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        2. LÖrKingMuch
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          Sounds like a good plan if you can easily afford to get Bale back when fit again. Am holding onto him for now, just in case... Slight burn marks still after selling Baines thinking he wouldn't play. 😉

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    3. Ginkapo FPL
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      I sense an engineer in the making

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      1. Lawrø
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        Possibly 😉

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    4. r0nh
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      I think you should use those transfers to get in people that scored well this week.

      Cause they will score well next week too.

      That is how it works.

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
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        13 years, 1 month ago

        Its a DGW next week, the rules change. Sess and Fletcher are gonna bag double hattricks. Dem da Rules

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      2. Lawrø
        • 14 Years
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        I've been abiding by that motto all season! when will I learn :L

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    5. Ginkapo FPL
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      Get in someone for Jones

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    6. Michu stole my mojo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      To be fair you've got a decent enough 4/4/2 to field next week so nothing desperate.

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  19. Ruudy Van
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    Bego Rudd

    Rafael Hughes Enrique McCartney Nastasic

    Sterling Bale Mata Kacaniklic Sessegnon

    RVP Suarez Long

    1FT 2.0mil in bank.

    Should i do Rafael>Shorey/Cuellar/Cameron

    Kacaniklic>Fellaini/Michu

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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      A few years? It's taken about 3 games

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  20. r0nh
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    If Ba plays zero minutes tomorrow, Michu will come off my bench & give me an additional 16 points.

    Anybody on this site from Newcastle?

    Wanna make a few quid...

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    1. Kzz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Dude. Nice to be optimistic, but he'll play, and score!!!!

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  21. Nighthawk
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    I captained Fletcher. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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    1. Captain Shirokov
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      Smooth.

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    2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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      Wipe that smirk off your face

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  22. cruzex
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    Bale...injured

    Suarez...Suspension

    Fletcher...maybe injured

    Gorks...dont play

    OMFG! Tragic GW is coming!

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  23. athleticbilbobaggins
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    MON say anything about Fletcher's injury ?

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    1. athleticbilbobaggins
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Never mind. Steven Fletcher's ankle injury sustained at Norwich to be assessed with Martin O'Neill unsure on the prognosis. - scout tweets.

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    2. Kings of Lyon ★
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      Fletcher said it was nothing

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    3. The Bandit
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      Fletcher did, he said it wasn't sustained in the game, he was carrying it already, nothing serious

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      1. athleticbilbobaggins
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        Thanks

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  24. r0nh
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    Someone look at my team & then tell me how many bonus points I will get.

    Thanks.

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    1. La Roja
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Dont be lazy git and just write ur team

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  25. La Roja
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    Captain poll for next week:

    A. Sess
    B. Michu
    C. Suarez
    D. Fellaini

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    1. kimoo
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      suarez ????

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      1. La Roja
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        Haha, rvp rather mate

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    2. Super John McGinn-
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      C

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  26. blauriecon
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    Bale(0.3) Cazorla(0.1) Fellaini(0.3) Mata(0.3) Sterling (0.5)
    Berbatov(0.2) Suarez(0.6) Tevez(0.2)
    Out/In cost
    Already did Bale > Michu because it'll cost 0.3 to get Bale back later versus Suarez at 0.6 plus Bale could be out longer and Suarez only 1 GW.
    Other FT
    A) Berbatov > Rooney
    B) Wait a week and do Berbatov > RVP with funds from Cazorla or Mata downgrade.

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  27. Hybrid.power
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    What happened to Johnson's assist??

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  28. Golden Oldies
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    Michu off the bench is going to save my awful week....

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